QUALIFYING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL FEBRUARY 2020 COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1A - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFYING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL FEBRUARY 2020

COMMITTEE MEMBERS • 1A Athletic Director: Paris Mason (Blackville-Hilda) • SCTCCCA President: Chris White (Seneca) • 2A Athletic Director: Tyles Sibert (Woodland) • Track Coach: Wayne Farmer (Scott’s Branch) • 3A Athletic Director: Sarah Hayes (Battery Creek) • Track Coach: Matt Feiling (Byrnes) • 4A Athletic Director: Joe Monmonier (Hilton Head) • Track Coach/State Meet Host: Matt Oberly • 5A Athletic Director: Blair Hardin (River Bliuff) (Spring Valley) • Committee Facilitator: Carlos Cave (Whale Branch) • SCHSL Representative: Skip Lax • At Large Athletic Director:

OBJECTIVES • Review qualifying and state championship procedures and make recommendations for the future: • Create an equitable qualifying process that can be adopted by all 5 classifications to standardize the qualifying process for track and field • The top 8 athletes/relays in each event should have the opportunity to score points for their team in the state championship • Ensure qualifying procedures do not give teams advantages based on their geographic location. • Consider travel costs and try to reduce travel costs as much as possible

CURRENT QUALIFYING PROCEDURES AA, AAAA, AAAAA STATE QUALIFIER FORMAT • Region Meet- 4-7 athletes/relay teams advance depending on region size (see figure) • All advancers attend a State Qualifier: • Heat/Flight winners (top 2 in distance races) plus the next best performances advance to the state meet • 8 athletes or relays compete at the state meet* If a qualifier does not compete for any reason, there is no replacement at the state meet

CURRENT QUALIFYING PROCEDURES A, AAA UPPER/LOWER STATE FORMAT • Region Meet- 4 athletes/relay teams advance regardless of region size • All advancers attend Upper/Lower State: • T op 4 performers in each event qualify for the state meet • 8 athletes or relays compete at the state meet* If a qualifier does not compete for any reason, there is no replacement at the state meet

HOW IS SOUTH CAROLINA DIFFERENT FROM OTHER STATES?

SUGGESTED STATE MEET CHANGES 1. All classifications use a standard format 2. Adopt a state meet format where 16 athletes/relay teams per event qualify for the state championship • This is consistent with all states around us (NC, GA, TN, FL and AL all take either 16 or 24 to the state championship) • Please see provided schedule suggestions for a on campus site and for a site not on a school campus On Campus Site- 1/2A compete Wednesday, Thursday evenings; 3-5A compete Friday evening, Saturday • morning Off Campus Site- 1/2A compete Thursday evening/Friday morning; 3-5A compete Friday evening, • Saturday morning

SUGGESTED QUALIFYING CHANGES 3. All classifications adopt an Upper and Lower State Format with At Large Advancers • T op 4 automatically advance • The next 8 best performances between Upper and Lower sites will qualify “At Large” to get 16 • An Upper and Lower State Champion T eam will be named for all classifications 4. Regions qualify 4 or 5 automatically to Upper and Lower State with At Large Advancers • 4-6 team regions have 4 automatic qualifiers, 7-8 team regions have 5 • The next 8 best performances in the Upper or Lower State will advance “At Large” to the Upper or Lower State Meet

SUMMARY • By allowing “At Large” bids and 16 at the state meet, we ensure the top 8 athletes or relay teams in each event have the best chance at making it to the state meet • This model will reduce travel by sticking with an upper/lower state format for those teams not in Columbia • This model will also avoid the idea of “the same state meet 2 weeks in a row” that can be the impression of the State Qualifier format • This format drastically reduces the possibility of geography having an effect on state champions (especially in A and AAA)